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  kau3 gau3   jyutping
  gou4   pinyin
[1] [v] construct; form; build; compose
[2] [n] construction; organization; framework
[3] [v] (of abstract things) make up; invent
[4] [n] literary work; composition; writing

kau3 is the native colloquial reading; gau3 is the Mandarin-influenced literary reading.
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
構 / 构

This word has been viewed 7722 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Apr 2014 04:27

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detail  gau3 soeng2  gou4 xiang3 = idea; concept; conception
detail  gei1 kau3  ji1 gou4 = organisation; organization; institution; agency; body; mechanism
detail  git3 kau3; git3 gau3  jie2 gou4 = structure; composition; makeup; construction
detail  zing3 fu2 gei1 kau3  zheng4 fu3 ji1 gou4 = government organization
detail  gaa3 kau3  jia4 gou4 = [1] infrastructure, framework; [2] architecture
detail  kau3 si1  gou4 si1 = make a preliminary outline of a story; make a sketch
detail  kau3 sing4  gou4 cheng2 = [1] to constitute; [2] to form; [3] to compose, to make up
detail  kau3 zou6  gou4 zao4 = structure
detail  zing3 zi6 gei1 kau3  zheng4 zhi4 ji1 gou4 = political organization
detail  ci4 sin6 gei1 kau3  ci2 shan4 ji1 gou4 = charity association
detail  cyu5 hei3 kau3 zou6  chu3 qi4 gou4 zao4 = a gas-bearing structure
detail  cyu5 jau4 kau3 zou6  chu3 you2 gou4 zao4 = an oil-bearing structure
detail  noi6 bou6 git3 kau3  nei4 bu4 jie2 gou4 = internal structure; internal composition
detail  hat6 git3 kau3  he2 jie2 gou4 = nuclear structure
detail  gaau3 hok6 gei1 kau3  jiao4 xue2 ji1 gou4 = educational organization
detail  git3 kau3 lei5 leon6  jie2 gou4 li3 lun4 = structure theory(-ies)
detail  gwan1 si6 gei1 kau3  jun1 shi4 ji1 gou4 = military institution
detail  soeng1 jip6 gei1 kau3  shang1 ye4 ji1 gou4 = commercial organization
detail  mat6 lei5 git3 kau3  wu4 li3 jie2 gou4 = physical composition
detail  jin4 gau3 gei1 kau3  yan2 jiu4 ji1 gou4 (Taiwan), yan2 jiu1 ji1 gou4 (PRC) = research institute
detail  baan6 si6 gei1 kau3  ban4 shi4 ji1 gou4 = [n] administrative body, working body
detail  jan4 hau2 git3 kau3  ren2 kou3 jie1 gou4 = population structure (common formation)
detail  ji1 liu4 gei1 kau3  yi1 liao2 ji1 gou4 = medical establishment (or institution) (common formation)
detail  muk6 git3 kau3  mu4 jie2 gou4 = [architecture] timber structure; wood construction
detail  soeng6 cang4 git3 zuk1   = superstructure
detail  zing1 tai2 git3 kau3  jing1 ti3 jie2 gou4 = crystal structure (common formation)
detail  git3 kau3 zyu2 ji6  jie2 gou4 zhu3 yi4 = structuralism (common formation)
detail  ngan4 hong4 ji5 ngoi6 dik1 gei1 kau3   = non-banking sector (common formation)
detail  zing1 gaan2 gei1 kau3  jing1jian3ji1gou1 = streamline government organs (common formation)
detail  mau4 lei6 gei1 kau3  mou2 li4 ji1 gou4 = business for profit; profit-making organisation (common formation)
detail  fei1 mau4 lei6 gei1 kau3  fei1 mou2 li4 ji1 gou4 = nonprofit organisation (common formation)
detail  heoi1 kau3  xu1 gou4 = imaginary, ficticious, false
detail  heoi1 kau3 zi1 bun2  xu1 gou4 zi1 ben3 = fictitious capital
detail  git3 kau3 gung1 cing4 si1  jie2 gou4 gong1 cheng2 shi1 = structural engineer
detail  gau3 tou4  gou4 tu2 = composition (of an art piece or photograph etc)
detail  git3 kau3 coeng4  jie2 gou4 qiang2 = structural wall, block wall
detail  gin3 kau3  jian4 gou4 = construct; set up
detail  git3 kau3 zo6 ci4  jie2 gou4 zhu4 ci2 = structural auxiliary
detail  cat1 cang4 gaa3 kau3  qi1 ceng2 jia4 gou4 = seven layer architecture (OSI) (common formation)
detail  fan1 bou3 sik1 git3 kau3  fen1 bu4 shi4 jie2 gou4 = distributed architecture
detail  baan2 faai3 kau3 zou6  ban3 kuai4 gou4 zao5 = plate tectonics
detail  haak3 wu6 fuk6 mou6 hei3 git3 kau3  ke4 hu4 fu2 wu4 qi4 jie2 gou4 = client server architecture
detail  mong5 lou6 gaa3 kau3  wang3 lu4 jia4 gou4 = network infrastructure (common formation)
detail  hap6 gaak3 ging2 noi6 gei1 kau3 tau4 zi1 ze2   = QDII (qualified domestic institutional investor)
detail  gwok3 zai3 gau3 wun4 gei1 kau3   = international aid agency (common formation)
detail  gei1 kau3 goi2 gaak3  ji1 gou1 gai3 ge2 = institutional reform; streamlining; institutional restructuring (common formation)
detail  gei1 kau3 jung2 zung2  ji1 gou1 yong1 zhong3 = overstaffing in organizations (government) (common formation)
detail  gei1 kau3 cung4 dip6  ji1 gou1 chong2 die2 = organizational overlapping (common formation)
detail  jau1 faa3 git3 kau3  you1 hua4 jie2 gou1 = optimize structure (common formation)
detail  baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 man4 zuk6 kyun4 lik6 gei1 kau3  ba1 le4 si1 tan3 min2 zu2 quan2 li4 ji1 gou4 = Palestinian National Authority (common formation)
detail  zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 jyun4 zi6 nang4 gei1 kau3  zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 yuan2 zi4 neng2 ji1 gou4 = China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
detail  gwok3 zai3 jyun4 zi2 nang4 gei1 kau3  guo2 ji4 yuan2 zi3 neng2 ji1 gou4 = International Atomic Energy Agency
detail  gwok3 zai3 jyun4 zi2 nang4 git3 kau3  guo2 ji4 yuan2 zi3 neng2 jie2 gou4 = International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
detail  cing1 siu3 nin4 tyun4 tai2 dat6 po3 gei1 kau3  qing1 shao4 nian2 tuan2 ti3 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) puo4 ji1 gou4 = Breakthrough youth group
detail  hat6 zi2 mou5 hei3 jin4 gau3 gei1 kau3  he2 zi3 wu3 qi4 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) ji1 gou4 = a nuclear weapons research facility
detail  dou6 daan6*2 mou5 hei3 gei6 seot6 hung3 zai3 gei1 kau3  dao3 dan4 wu3 qi4 ji4 shu4 kong4 zhi4 ji2 gou4 = Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) (common formation)

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